Archives for June 2016

Let’s face it, Summer is NOT the time anyone wants to think about meal planning and clean eating – am I right?! Lazy days of BBQ’s, beach dinners, pool parties and cocktails abound and who wants to be the spoilsport not partaking in the festivities?! What if I told you there IS a way of having your cake and eating it too? Imagine still being able to enjoy all of summer’s greatest pleasures and still feel comfortable in your bathing suit and able to zip up your skinny white jeans. It can happen.

My June online health and fitness challenge group is about to kick-off and you know what we are going to focus on? BALANCE! I’m a big believer in moderation vs. deprivation and I’m going to share my tips and tricks with you for 21 days. We will talk about how to work in occasional summer indulgences, clean eating recipes and meal plans for busy moms with kids now off from school. I will be offering PROVEN fitness programs to get you in the best shape of your life & I will be there to support you every step of the way to make sure you succeed!

Here is what you will get:

22-30 minute daily workouts based on your fitness level & goals

daily superfood nutrition

weekly meal plans

easy summer recipes

tricks to survive all of your summer obstacles

1:1 coaching by yours truly

daily accountability & support

Let me show you how you can start and complete a program with confidence and help you get the results you want while STILL having summer fun! Are you in?

Message me at sarahhross@gmail.com and click here to get set-up and started making this your best summer yet!

I’m becoming slightly obsessed with this. I like cauliflower rice but what appeals to me the most is that it can be used like a grain but is actually a vegetable. For those of you who follow the 21 Day Fix way of eating, you know that grains, alcohol and treats all use the same container – I’ll take a glass of wine or a treat any day over a plate of grains! In typical me fashion, I don’t really measure when I cook so the ingredient amounts are rough estimates which all goes to show that you really can’t mess this up. That’s why cooking beats out baking any day (in my opinion). I served this under Grilled Chicken Shawarma with garlic yogurt sauce which is another recipe YOU HAVE TO TRY!

Cauliflower Tabouli

Serves 3-4

Ingredients:

1 bag Trader Joe’s frozen cauliflower

1-2 tablespoons avocado oil

1 garlic clove, minced

zest & juice of 1 lemon

pinch of red pepper flakes

mint, chiffonade

1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered

1/2 large cucumber, cut into discs & quartered

2 scallions, sliced

feta cheese crumbles

salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:

Heat avocado oil in sauté pan and add frozen cauliflower rice.

Add zest and juice of one lemon as well as one minced garlic clove.

Cook until heated through, about 10 minutes and turn off heat and let cool.

In separate bowl add cherry tomatoes, cucumber & scallions.

Add cooled cauliflower rice to the bowl with the tomatoes, cucumbers and scallions and then add feta, mint and salt and pepper to taste, stirring to combine.